Smartphones and tablets boost TFT shipments by 28%

The TFT display business is booming according to iSuppli. The researcher says that, with smartphone and tablet demand surging, the global market for small and medium-sized Thin Film Transistor panels will expand at its quickest rate in years. Sales are expected to total some 2.3 billion units, increasing by 28.1% year-over-year in 2010 -- the fastest since 2007, when shipments soared by 49.8%.